Scene 3: This scene opens as Elise and family attend the reception after
finishing the wedding. Elise and Edmund finally get a chance to have a talk
with Mama Annyekö and straighten things out. Natalya and Paco have a long
talk outside in the balcony about what happened moments before they left
for the wedding.
On stage is Annyekö, Angelino and Maria Anna
Enter Elise, Edmund, Antonia, Natalya and Paco
Mama: Edmund! Elizelda! I'm so glad you made it!
Edmund: Hello Annye! You haven't aged at all. Still beautiful as before!
Mama: Oh! Edmund. Still charming as ever. My Elizelda! How you've grown!
Elise: Mama! I'm so glad to see you, after all these years!
Mama: There will be much to talk about later. Let me introduce to you my husband, Angelino.
Angelino: Ciao!
Edmund: Ah! So this is the Angelino I've heard about. I'm glad to have finally met you.
Angelino: I'm glad as well. Have you met our daughter, Maria Anna?
Elise: You have a daughter?
Maria Anna: Hello! My name is Maria Anna and I'm 8 years old!
Edmund: Hello there Maria Anna. I'm Uncle Edmund and this is you're stepsister, Elise.
Elise: Nice to meet you Maria Anna. Oh, by the way, meet my stepmother, Antonia and stepbrother, Paco.
Mama: Antonia! I haven't seen you in a long time! We truly must catch up with old times.
Antonia: Yes. There will be much time for talk later on. But now we'll leave you and let you get re-aquainted with Elise and Edmund.
Angelino: Yes, that's right. Why don't I show you around? Come, Maria Anna. Let's show the bella Antonia around the house.
Maria Anna: Okay! Come on!
Exit Maria Anna, Angelino and Antonia
Natalya: Paco and I will be at the balcony, right Paco?
Paco: We will?
Natalya: *nudges Paco. Yes. We will.
Paco: Oh. Yeah. We'll see you later.
Exit Natalya and Paco
Elise: Oh Mama! I have missed you so much.
Mama: I've missed you too. Both of you.
Papa: Annye. I must tell you something. I almost did not come to the wedding.
Mama: I would have understood if you did not go. But you did go and that makes me very happy.
Elise: Papa, please tell me you're not mad at Mama anymore?
Papa: No I'm not mad anymore, Elise. I've forgiven and forgotten.
Mama: I'm glad we could still be friends after all these years, Edmund.
Papa: Me too. For Elise's sake.
Elise: Mama. Why did you leave us?
Papa: Now, Elise. This is not the time nor the place to-
Mama: It's alright Edmund. She deserves to know.
Elise: Well?
Mama: I left because I could not handle being alone all the time. You see you're father was the outdoorsman and I was more at home but just because I wanted to be indoors, that did not mean I wanted to be alone.
Papa: You're Mama's right, Elise. We were two different people and we could not give in to each other.
Elise: Oh. but things worked out okay didn't it?
Mama: Oh yes, I would say so.
Papa: Things are as they should be.
Elise: I'm glad we had this talk. It brings closure to all these wounds I've had for so long.
Mama: You're all grown up, Elise. No longer a little girl, and this was the right time for you to know.
Papa: Well, now that everything's settled, we can finally catch up on old times! Annye, what do you say to a little fencing?
Mama: Well, alright then. Just don't ruin my dress.
Elise: And I'll go look for Maria Anna.
Exit Annyekö, Edmund and Elise
Close curtain. Open on balcony with Natalya and Paco
Paco: Why did you bring me here, Natalya?
Natalya: We need to talk, Paco.
Paco: There's nothing to talk about.
Natalya: Oh I believe there is something, Paco. You can't keep this from me forever. I'm not stupid you know.
Paco: I don't know what you're talking about.
Natalya: Please Paco! I just want you to be honest with me. What happened back there with you and Elise? Is there something I should know?
Paco: Nothing happened, Natalya. It's all in the past and I don't want to dwell on it anymore.
Natalya: Just tell me what happened. I won't condemn you. I'm you're friend remember?
Paco: Alright. If you must know, Elise and I used to date before Edmund and my Mother got married.
Natalya: What? How could that be? I know for a fact that Edmund and Antonia we're living together since Elise was 5 years old.
Paco: I was living with my father then. Elise and I met at a costume party and for some reason, we never introduced each other to our mother and father.
Natalya: So then what happened?
Paco: Soon I had to leave for Bastogne where I was attending boarding school. We kept in touch through countless letters. And then one day, my father died and I was sent to leave for my mother's house. I remember I was so happy because I knew I'd see Elise again. But when I got to Genoa, I found out that she was to be my stepsister. From then on, my life was ruined. I had found the girl of my dreams, only to later on have her snatched away from me and marked forbidden.
Natalya: Paco. I'm sorry. I did not know it caused you so much pain. I should never have-
Paco: It's alright Natalya. I feel better now that I can talk to someone about it.
Natalya: So, how do feel about Elise going out with my stepbrother, Estefan?
Paco: I feel hurt.
Natalya: Hurt?
Paco: I feel hurt that Elise could move on while I still cannot. It pains me to see them and it would be easier for me if Estefan were not my friend but I love him dearly and I could not think of a bad thought for him.
Natalya: Oh, Paco. It will be alright. I just know someday you'll meet the right girl and then we'd all be happy for you.
Paco: I hope so, Natalya. I hope so.
Close Curtain. Open to next scene
On stage is Annyekö, Angelino and Maria Anna
Enter Elise, Edmund, Antonia, Natalya and Paco
Mama: Edmund! Elizelda! I'm so glad you made it!
Edmund: Hello Annye! You haven't aged at all. Still beautiful as before!
Mama: Oh! Edmund. Still charming as ever. My Elizelda! How you've grown!
Elise: Mama! I'm so glad to see you, after all these years!
Mama: There will be much to talk about later. Let me introduce to you my husband, Angelino.
Angelino: Ciao!
Edmund: Ah! So this is the Angelino I've heard about. I'm glad to have finally met you.
Angelino: I'm glad as well. Have you met our daughter, Maria Anna?
Elise: You have a daughter?
Maria Anna: Hello! My name is Maria Anna and I'm 8 years old!
Edmund: Hello there Maria Anna. I'm Uncle Edmund and this is you're stepsister, Elise.
Elise: Nice to meet you Maria Anna. Oh, by the way, meet my stepmother, Antonia and stepbrother, Paco.
Mama: Antonia! I haven't seen you in a long time! We truly must catch up with old times.
Antonia: Yes. There will be much time for talk later on. But now we'll leave you and let you get re-aquainted with Elise and Edmund.
Angelino: Yes, that's right. Why don't I show you around? Come, Maria Anna. Let's show the bella Antonia around the house.
Maria Anna: Okay! Come on!
Exit Maria Anna, Angelino and Antonia
Natalya: Paco and I will be at the balcony, right Paco?
Paco: We will?
Natalya: *nudges Paco. Yes. We will.
Paco: Oh. Yeah. We'll see you later.
Exit Natalya and Paco
Elise: Oh Mama! I have missed you so much.
Mama: I've missed you too. Both of you.
Papa: Annye. I must tell you something. I almost did not come to the wedding.
Mama: I would have understood if you did not go. But you did go and that makes me very happy.
Elise: Papa, please tell me you're not mad at Mama anymore?
Papa: No I'm not mad anymore, Elise. I've forgiven and forgotten.
Mama: I'm glad we could still be friends after all these years, Edmund.
Papa: Me too. For Elise's sake.
Elise: Mama. Why did you leave us?
Papa: Now, Elise. This is not the time nor the place to-
Mama: It's alright Edmund. She deserves to know.
Elise: Well?
Mama: I left because I could not handle being alone all the time. You see you're father was the outdoorsman and I was more at home but just because I wanted to be indoors, that did not mean I wanted to be alone.
Papa: You're Mama's right, Elise. We were two different people and we could not give in to each other.
Elise: Oh. but things worked out okay didn't it?
Mama: Oh yes, I would say so.
Papa: Things are as they should be.
Elise: I'm glad we had this talk. It brings closure to all these wounds I've had for so long.
Mama: You're all grown up, Elise. No longer a little girl, and this was the right time for you to know.
Papa: Well, now that everything's settled, we can finally catch up on old times! Annye, what do you say to a little fencing?
Mama: Well, alright then. Just don't ruin my dress.
Elise: And I'll go look for Maria Anna.
Exit Annyekö, Edmund and Elise
Close curtain. Open on balcony with Natalya and Paco
Paco: Why did you bring me here, Natalya?
Natalya: We need to talk, Paco.
Paco: There's nothing to talk about.
Natalya: Oh I believe there is something, Paco. You can't keep this from me forever. I'm not stupid you know.
Paco: I don't know what you're talking about.
Natalya: Please Paco! I just want you to be honest with me. What happened back there with you and Elise? Is there something I should know?
Paco: Nothing happened, Natalya. It's all in the past and I don't want to dwell on it anymore.
Natalya: Just tell me what happened. I won't condemn you. I'm you're friend remember?
Paco: Alright. If you must know, Elise and I used to date before Edmund and my Mother got married.
Natalya: What? How could that be? I know for a fact that Edmund and Antonia we're living together since Elise was 5 years old.
Paco: I was living with my father then. Elise and I met at a costume party and for some reason, we never introduced each other to our mother and father.
Natalya: So then what happened?
Paco: Soon I had to leave for Bastogne where I was attending boarding school. We kept in touch through countless letters. And then one day, my father died and I was sent to leave for my mother's house. I remember I was so happy because I knew I'd see Elise again. But when I got to Genoa, I found out that she was to be my stepsister. From then on, my life was ruined. I had found the girl of my dreams, only to later on have her snatched away from me and marked forbidden.
Natalya: Paco. I'm sorry. I did not know it caused you so much pain. I should never have-
Paco: It's alright Natalya. I feel better now that I can talk to someone about it.
Natalya: So, how do feel about Elise going out with my stepbrother, Estefan?
Paco: I feel hurt.
Natalya: Hurt?
Paco: I feel hurt that Elise could move on while I still cannot. It pains me to see them and it would be easier for me if Estefan were not my friend but I love him dearly and I could not think of a bad thought for him.
Natalya: Oh, Paco. It will be alright. I just know someday you'll meet the right girl and then we'd all be happy for you.
Paco: I hope so, Natalya. I hope so.
Close Curtain. Open to next scene